Right-wing journalist Laura Loomer has gained press credentials at the Pentagon, bringing possible headaches for Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and others on President Trump's national security team whom she has targeted, the Daily Mail reported.
Online, Loomer is known for feuding with other right-wing figures whom she considers to be disloyal to Trump and his "America First" agenda, and she has played a role in driving out some Trump foreign policy staffers over ideological disputes.
Recently, Loomer threatened to boycott the 2026 midterms over Secretary Hegseth's move to host a Qatari air force facility at a U.S military base in Idaho.
But she has also expressed support for Hegseth's anti-woke reforms. "He says being a fat soldier is 'unacceptable'. He's correct," shew wrote in September.
Her access at the Pentagon comes even as many legacy media outlets have cleared out of the building in protest of new press restrictions.
The new rules bar reporters from soliciting unauthorized information, in what Hegseth calls a common sense move to protect national security.
With a few exceptions, the rules were rejected by most news organizations, including right-of-center ones like Fox News.
Loomer now joins a group of right-wing journalists who have agreed to the Pentagon's new press restrictions, including LindellTV and The Gateway Pundit.
"I look forward to covering the Pentagon and breaking more stories that impact our country and our national security. I have developed a Rolodex of sources and if you have any tips, feel free to contact the Loomered Tip Line: the most influential Tip Line in all of DC," Loomer wrote in her announcement on X.
Loomer is still not credentialed at the White House, although the administration has shaken up the press corps there as well to include more pro-MAGA voices.
While known for her fierce devotion to Trump, Loomer is equally vocal about criticizing those in his orbit whom she sees as out of step with his agenda.
Among the Pentagon figures Loomer has targeted are Col. Earl G. Matthews, the Pentagon's top lawyer, and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, who revoked the appointment of a Biden official to West Point's staff after Loomer criticized the pick.
Loomer has also feuded with MAGA politicians like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA.), who has recently taken a perceived turn against Trump on various issues.
“I know she’s known as a ‘radical right,’ but I think Laura Loomer is a very nice person,” Trump told reporters in August. “… I think she’s a patriot, and she gets excited because of the fact she’s a patriot, and she doesn’t like things going on that she thinks are bad for the country. I like her.”
